Life is glorious, but also wretched. Gloriousness, we feel inspired and connected, we want it to be like this forever. Wretchedness, life’s painful aspect humbles and softens us up. Gloriousness and wretchedness need each other; one inspires us the other softness us.
All experiences that we have, everything we do and think are registered upon us physically and mentally. We tend to go through life thoughtlessly and let these events shape us but, by conscious effort, we can select what we will become. It is up to us the picture that emerges.
As society grows more intelligent there seems to be less happiness and more trouble. You can find happiness by leading a simple, plain, and natural life. To find the simple, natural way of being you must liberate your own being, then you can lead others out of the mire.
The force of inner truth depends chiefly on inner stability and preparedness. From this state the mind springs the correct attitude towards the outer world. Retain your inner independence, this way you will have inner peace and the power to deal with the outside world.
Quote: Cultivating a skill without using it, is like learning a foreign language without leaving home.